Morgan Rielly is becoming more and more aware that his days as a Toronto Maple Leaf are numbered. Rielly and John Chayka met recently and there's speculation brewing that Chayka admitted he felt a change of scenery could be best for the longest-tenured Maple Leaf, and Rielly agreed to submit a list of teams he's be interested in. Rielly's signed through the 2029-30 season at $7.5 million AAV, and owns a full no-movement clause until the 2028 season. Rielly's fallen out of favor in Toronto and ...
The Toronto Marlies claimed the first game of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Finals on the road, defeating the Chicago Wolves 4-2 on Friday night. Vinni Lettieri’s third-period goal with 8:29 to play broke a 2-2 tie before the 31-year-old officially put the game out of reach by extending the lead to 4-2 with…
Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka will want to put his fingerprints on Toronto’s roster this offseason, and while he’s going to be focused on revamping the blueline, adding centre depth should also be very high on his priority list. The Maple Leafs have Auston Matthews down the middle on the first line. With a…
The Stanley Cup Finals are still going on, so are the NBA Finals, and oh yeah, that World Cup thing. What a perfect time to talk about the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here are a few thoughts on them as they are still a couple of weeks out from their most meaningful time of the year….
PWHL Expansion continues. Marlies and NHL back in action Sunday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs could find a valuable forward resulting from an impending cap crunch in Colorado this offseason.
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The eight established franchises have a total of six players protected for the remainder of the expansion process.
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to explore all options regarding their vacant head coach position, as Joe Pavelski confirms that he was officially interviewed for the job. While attending the American Century Championship on Thursday, former NHL’er Pavelski was asked about more than just golf. When questioned about the Leafs’ interest in him as a…
The Toronto Maple Leafs could be getting close to naming their next head coach, as one notable insider believes could happen soon.
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Following what was a truly disappointing campaign for the Toronto Maple Leafs that resulted in missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2016, multiple executive changes were made by the club, including at both the general manager and head coaching positions.While plenty of the speculation surrounding new general manager John Chayka’s long-term […]
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There is considerable speculation about the future of longtime veteran defenseman Morgan Rielly with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016 due to a woefully inconsistent 2025-26 campaign marked by numerous injuries and offensive struggles. Rielly, who is under contract through the 2029-30 NHL season, carries an annual […]
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Vancouver acquired Thompson at this past season’s trade deadline.
The Stanley Cup presentation marks not only the end of the 2025-26 season, but it also triggers the countdown to the buyout window, a period of approximately two weeks when teams can look to eat bad contracts and free up a roster spot and some cap space. 48 hours after the Cup is presented, the window opens. There are plenty of 'bad contracts' around the league, but Michael Amato of Sportsnet has listed four who are realistic buyout candidates: Brendan Gallagher, Montreal Can adien...
The Toronto Marlies have qualified for the Calder Cup Final for the third time in franchise history. Despite some Jekyll-and-Hyde performances in the postseason, the Marlies have come out on top in three winner-takes-all encounters. The Marlies have also won seven of 10 road games, including three consecutive wins in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to eliminate a very […]
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs may be waiting on a big-name coaching option, the Edmonton Oilers’ coaching search has officially gone off the rails with the…
Bruce Cassidy is desperate to coach again in the NHL. It’s no wonder he’s said he’d be open to any vacancy, including the one in Toronto, where the NHL’s most…
The American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Final is set to get underway on Friday night when the Toronto Marlies square off with the Chicago Wolves. The Marlies sit four wins away from their second Calder Cup in franchise history after putting together a magical run throughout the 2025-26 playoffs. After finishing fifth place in the…
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens nearly executed what would have been a blockbuster trade this past deadline. The deal would have sent Matthew Knies to Montreal in exchange for picks and prospects. However, the trade fell through as ex-Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving failed to submit the proposal prior to the deadline […]
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The Edmonton Oilers have sure gotten themselves into a mess, haven’t they? The Mike Babcock saga has quickly turned the biggest off-season in franchise history into a soap opera. The outside noise has reached a fever pitch across the hockey world. Former defenceman Frank Corrado, who played for Babcock in Toronto in 2015-16 and 2016-17,…
The 2026 NHL Draft is two weeks away, and the Toronto Maple Leafs have been blessed with the opportunity to select a franchise player with the first overall pick. According to most scouts, the best available player is winger Gavin McKenna, a native of Whitehorse who most recently played at Penn State University in the […]
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Trade season is beginning to stir around the NHL, and one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the Toronto Maple Leafs appear willing to consider possibilities that would have been difficult…
After the American Hockey League (AHL) Toronto Marlies’ surprising playoff run, the conversation inevitably circles back to the same question. If only a handful of these players ever make the…
Yesterday in Hockey History: June 11 Tomorrow in Hockey History: June 13 Fans in Pittsburgh have been given two huge reasons to celebrate on this date over the years. Also,…
Joe Pavelski emerged as a surprise candidate for the Toronto Maple Leafs head coaching vacancy. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report that Toronto would interview Pavelski for its open role. Pavelski has now confirmed his interest in the role, and elaborated on the process. “We have had discussions there, obviously,” Pavelski said Thursday…